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Police aid to Commis- sioners. [Ibid. 8. B.]
Penalty for false Swear- ing, &c. [Ibid, B. 8.]
Expenses of Witnesses. [Ibid. s. 9.]
Protection to Commis-
Bioners. [Ibid. 6. 10.]
Service of a Summons. [Ibid. B. 11.]
Protection to persons publishing true accounts of evidence. [Ibid, &. 12.]
Limitation of Actions. [Ibid. s. 13.]
tribunal before which such proceeding is instituted shall, on the production and proof of the certificate, stay the proceed- ing, and may in its discretion award to such witness any costs he may have been put to by the institution of the pro- ceeding; provided that no evidence taken under the powers conferred by this Ordinance shall be admissible against any person in any civil or criminal proceeding whatever, except in the case of a witness who may be accused of having given false evidence before any such Commissioners as aforesaid conducting any inquiry.
5. The Captain Superintendent of Police for the time being and all Inspectors of Police, Officers, Gaolers and Bailiffs shall and they are required to give their aid and assistance to all Commissioners so appointed as aforesaid in the execution of their Office.
6. Every person who upon examination upon oath or affirmation or otherwise under this Ordinance wilfully gives false evidence shall be liable to the penalties of perjury.
7. Upon the recommendation of any Commissioners so appointed as aforesaid, the Governor shall have power to order that the actual expenses for loss of time or travelling of any witness examined under this Ordinance be paid out of the Colonial Treasury.
8. In all cases, all Commissioners appointed under this Ordinance, shall have such and the like protection and pri- vileges, in case of any action or suit brought against them for any act done or omitted to be done in the execution of their duty, as is now by law given by any Ordinance or Ordinances now or hereafter to be in force to Magistrates or justices acting in execution of their office.
9. Service upon any person of a summons under this Ordinance may be made by leaving the summons at his usual or last known place of residence or business in the Colony.
10. No person shall be liable to any action, suit, indict- ment, or proceeding by reason of his publishing a true ac- count of any evidence taken in public in pursuance of the powers conferred by this Ordinance or of any report of the Commissioners made public by the authority of the Governor. 11. No action or suit shall be brought against any Com- missioners appointed under this Ordinance or any other person whomsoever, for anything done in the execution of their or his duty under this Ordinance or under the powers conferred upon them or him by their or his appointment or Commission unless such action or suit be brought within Six months next after the doing of such thing.
Definitions.
Proclamation as to disease, (19 of 1885,
B. I.)
A BILL
ENTITLED
The Cattle and Markets Ordinance, 1886.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the
1. In the construction of this Ordinance, the term City of Victoria shall mean the City of Victoria as defined by the' Victoria Registration Ordinance No. 7 of 1866.
Animal shall mean any ox, sheep, pig, or goat, but shall not include goats slaughtered by or for any Indian Troops or Police quartered in the Colony.
Cattle shall mean bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, calves, and buffaloes.
Disease shall mean contagious pleuro-pneumonia. Market building shall mean any house, shop, stall or other building in a market.
Importation of Cattle. Food supply.
2. Whenever it is made to appear to the Governor in Council that cattle disease prevails in this Colony,
or that there is immediate danger of cattle disease being introduced into the Colony, the Governor in Council may declare by Proclamation to be published in the Gazette that the Colony shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this Ordi- nance, and every such Proclamation shall remain in force until cancelled by a further order of the Governor in Council published in the Gazette.